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Recovery
from addiction or the effects of
addiction in the family.
Healing can help and happen at
anytime, anywhere. Let it begin with me and now.
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Dignity USA
works for respect and justice for all
gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender persons in the
Catholic Church and the world through education, advocacy
and support. Learn
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Association of
Welcoming and Affirming Baptists
We envision that the
day may speedily come within Baptist Churches when no one
shall feel excluded from God's love in Jesus Christ because
of their sexual orientation -Mission Statement.
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The Brookwood
Community Where Adults with
functional disabilities contribute to the world.
A God-centered educational,
residential and entrepreneurial village, producing quality
handcrafted gift items for sale.
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Covenant House
Texas Helps kids in crisis
through residential programs, community services and
outreach efforts designed to keep young people off the
streets. Provides shelter to an average of 100 residential
clients under age 21.
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Dress for Success
Houston Provides interview
suits, confidence boosts and career development to more than
2000 women annually. With suits from Dress for Success,
women not only look their best, they feel their best and
they have the confidence to succeed.
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ELCA Giving Basket
A one-stop Web page that helps you make donations
to support churchwide ministries of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), including disaster
response (domestic and international, missions, missionary
sponsorship, world hunger and more.
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ELCA Outdoor
Ministries Provide growth
experiences for people of all ages at camps, retreat centers
and conference centers throughout the United States.
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Habitat for Humanity
Families
working hard with Lutheran volunteers through Thrivent
Builds to achieve their goal of
home ownership. Learn
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Heights Interfaith Coalition
Community outreach in
Houston's historic Heights section.
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Heifer International
Non-profit organization whose goal is
to help end world hunger and poverty through self-reliance &
sustainability. Learn
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Houston Area Women's Center
Ending Domestic and sexual violence.
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Sexual assault hotline:
713-528-7237
Domestic violence
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Holy Comforters
sewing group meets at Zion the first
and last Mondays every month
to make quilts, lap robes,
pressure pillows, slippers and other items for the elderly,
patients at M. D. Anderson Hospital, Lutheran World Relief,
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Houston
International Seafarers' Center
Offers seafarers a safe, caring place
when in port. One of the largest centers for the
distributing Bibles in almost every language. Volunteers
offer activities to port visitors. Team of ministers on
duty. An important outreach for making global friendships
and spreading the Good News.
Howard Tellepsen Seafarers' Center (upper level Wharf 23)
P.O. Box 9506
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Houston, TX
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713-672-0511
Lou Lawler Seafarers'
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1700 E. Barbours Cut
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Interfaith CarePartners
provides in-home support to individuals with chronic health
conditions and offers respite support to their caregivers.
Interfaith CarePartners' Care TeamŽ ministry consists of
four Care TeamŽ projects: AIDS Care TeamŽ, Alzheimer's Care
TeamŽ, Second Family Care TeamŽ and Kids' Pals Care TeamŽ.
There is no charge to families receiving Care TeamŽ
services. Learn more...
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Krause Center in Katy, Texas
cares for girls and boys, ages 11 to 17, who have suffered
from physical, sexual or mental abuse.
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Krist Samaritan Center provides
child, adult and family counseling on a sliding fee scale.
Many insurance plans accepted.
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Lutheran Helping Hands A
coalition of congregations and individuals that provides
affordable housing to families who come to Houston for
long-term medical treatment.
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5490 Braesvalley Dr.
Houston, TX 77096
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Lutheran World Relief
(LWR) Every day in 35 countries,
Lutheran World Relief works to
combat poverty and the dignity it robs from peoples lives.
We advocate Fair Trade that helps farming families and
artisans earn a better income. We teach people to better
care for themselves, their communities and the environment.
We teach people how to be less vulnerable to natural
disasters. Learn more... |
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Lutherhill Ministries
A summer camp and year-round retreat center in La Grange,
Texas (between Houston and Austin) where youth and adults
explore Gods world and word. People of all faiths are
welcome to come and enjoy our 77 acres of wooded and wide
open spaces. Facilities for swimming, games, high ropes
adventure course, RVs, tent campsites and other activities.
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Rocky Boy Indian Reservation
The 2,500 Chippewa and Cree Indians who live on the
reservation maintain a strong heritage, but unemployment on
Rocky Boy Indian Reservation in Box Elder, Montana, stands
at 60-70%. Needs of this community are great; gifts of any
size are greatly appreciated. Learn
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Star of Hope
God's answer to the prayers of Houston's homeless since
1907. A Christ-centered organization, the Star of Hope
ministers to more than 900 men, women, and children every
day with food, clothing, shelter, Christian care and
structured recovery programs. Through Emergency Shelters and
Transitional Living Centers, Star of Hope touches the lives
of more than 7,000 different homeless people each year -
including over 1,600 children.
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Texas Lutheran University An
undergraduate, private, coeducational university of the
liberal arts in Seguin, Texas.
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Wheat Ridge
An independent Lutheran charitable organization that
provides support for new church-related health and hope
ministries. Mission statement: "Lutherans seeding new
ministries of health and hope in the name of the healing
Christ."
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Women of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America (WELCA) A network of half-a-million
women who make a difference in the world because God has
made a difference in their lives. WELCA's missions include:
antiracism efforts, cross-cultural program, global
education, grants program, Monday Prayer at Noon,
scholarships, stewardship, witness etc.
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